take
verbTo keep or choose something.
- ficar com
Portuguese pattern: ficar com + something.
You can keep the book.
Pode ficar com o livro.
take
verbTake hold of something or pick it up.
- pegar
Portuguese pattern: pegar.
Take a chair and sit here.
Pegue uma cadeira e sente aqui.
take
verbMove or carry someone or something to another place.
- levar
Levar carries something away or along; trazer brings it toward the relevant destination.
I'll take a coat.
Vou levar um casaco.
take
verbConsume a medicine or take a dose.
- tomar
Tomar is used for medicine and many drinks; it is not a universal translation of take.
Take the medicine after lunch.
Tome o remédio depois do almoço.
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